Cammo House, Cammo Tower, River Almond, Cramond, Edinburgh

 This peaceful and tranquil spot is a haven for wildlife with beautiful fauna and flora. It is the remains of an estate designed and planted around 1710 and contains five of the oldest trees in Edinburgh, plus an ancient stone which was once part of a stone circle. Cammo House is now in ruins but it was once Edinburgh's grandest address and the estate was a playground for the aristocracy. Strangely for such a peaceful place, the estate has a troubled history, and there have long been rumours and stories of dark goings-on here. Robert Louis Stevenson described Cammo House as the evil House of Shaws in his novel "Kidnapped", and the main character in the story, David Balfour, was the heir to the Cammo Estate. 

 This was a water tower which originally had a windmill attached. When it turned it pumped water into Cammo House. 
Some people say the hill behind it is the remains of an iron-age fort, but others say it is a fairy-hill, built by the farmer to appease the fairies and keep them off his land

 Cramond Island, seen from Silverknowes Promenade

 big bird